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Your tiny infant has grown into a squirming, crawling, little person before your very eyes. The only downside to them growing up (other than the fact that they’re not that squishy little newborn they once were) is that they are now able to get into everything. Once your baby starts to crawl, and eventually, walk, you’re going to need to babyproof your apartment to keep them from hurting themselves as they learn to pull up on furniture and stick their fingers in places they don’t belong.
Here’s a beginner’s guide to making your home safe for those cute little troublemakers:
The kitchen is a landmine of trouble for a newly mobile baby. To you, it’s the place where you prepare meals and put dishes away, but to them, the kitchen is a wonderland of things to poke, pull down, and put in their mouths.
Just like you would when tackling any other babyproofing project, you should look at your kitchen from the standpoint of your baby. Where is it easiest for them to poke through with their little hands? Where are you storing chemicals that could be dangerous to them?
Here are a few things you need to look at when babyproofing your kitchen:
The living room is the place where the whole family hangs out, but it can also present a lot of dangers to small children. In this room, the biggest risks are the sharp corners of the furniture and the potential for things to fall down.
Here’s what you need to babyproof your living room:
The bathroom is a place where you go to give baby her bath every evening before you put them to bed, but it can also be filled with slipping and tripping hazards, as well as a number of harmful chemicals.
Here are a few ways to babyproof the bathroom:
The nursery is baby’s main hangout spot in your home. It’s where they have all of their clothes, toys, and books, and most importantly, it’s where they sleep. It’s also the place where you feed your baby for the first few months of their life.
Here’s what needs to be babyproofed in the nursery:
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